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[8] Record drawing for a building, c.1791-92, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 48/9
Purpose
[8] Record drawing for a building, c.1791-92, as executed
Aspect
Elevation of the principal front of a four-storey, thirteen-bay building with a central raised dome, over a basement, similar to SM Adam volume 48/8 with some omissions and additions. There is a Greek Doric portico in the central bay and the columns supporting the pediment above are Corinthian. The additional floor to the dome appears to have been omitted in place for a simple balustrade with heraldry. The outer bays have Diocletian windows to the ground floor, Venetian windows to the first and second floors and three bays of windows to the third floor. There are a mixture of square-headed and arched windows and across the entire elevation is a mixture of string coursing, cornices, medallions, moulded panels, and festoon friezes
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 10 feet
Inscribed
(In the hand of William Adam) Another Design for the Infirmary at Glasgow ~ / (in another hand) the right Copy according to the Contract / (in a curator’s hand) Possibly / original SR / vol 10. 138. / [1792] / 1st [_ _ _ _] and 19th May / James Adam [_ _ _ _ _ _]
Signed and dated
- 8/05/1791-92
Edinr. 8. May / datable to c.1791-92
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (661x549)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly John Robertson
Adam office hand, possibly John Robertson
Watermark
Portal & Bridges / GR surmounted by a fleur de lis within a crowned cartouche
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 14
Stevenson, 2000, pp. 196-200
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Stevenson, 2000, pp. 196-200
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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